Blog… Living in Fear 10 Mar 2024 I am starting to be afraid to speak with my family. It feels that it often happens, not just with my son, now with my husband, that what I say…
Blog The Worst Kind of Hurt 13 Feb 2024February 13, 2024 No one ever said life would be easy. Matter of fact, we’re pretty much guaranteed life will be hard. I try my best to have faith that all things will…
Blog Last Week – More Art, Less OCD. 31 Jul 2023 I spent much of last week painting when I wasn’t at work. From morning until night. Nearly like I used to, where I just got lost in my creative place.…
Blog An Obsession. It Can Change You. 24 Jul 2023July 24, 2023 What do you listen to while you work? The Wordpress prompt for today is one I was actually interested in answering, for a change. When I ‘work’, or create art…
Blog Unmotivated. No Heart For Art. 24 Jul 2023 I’ve been very unmotivated to do my art since, hmm, May. Longer, if I admit it to myself. I’m not exactly sure why the change, since at one point, I…
Blog Mistreatment and Bullying Of An Autistic Teen 28 Apr 2023July 17, 2023 This post isn’t for the faint hearted due to some of the accusations, this is fair warning. It’s also extremely long, but very dramatic and worth the read. Tuesday afternoon,…
Blog How Do You Feel About Numbers? 7 Apr 2023April 6, 2023 I wonder if non-OCD folks out there, and actually those with OCD and without the characteristic, think my next topic might be a bit weird. I’m assuming most people don’t…
Blog Don’t Tell Me Not To Pray! 30 Mar 2023 Recent events in Nashville, Tennessee have caused quite a stir on social media from what I’ve read in articles. I may have left Facebook but I do still have Instagram…
Blog Trauma, What’s Yours? 26 Mar 2023 I'll ask a loaded question here: have you been through trauma? Everyone experiences trauma in their life. Trauma is an event that we experience that is extremely stressful, frightening, or…
Blog Where I’ve Been: Chronic Pain + Treatment – Infusions. 2 Feb 2023February 2, 2023 I’ve not blogged since around the holidays, though not for lack of want. I received all the prompts for Bloguary, read my fellow bloggers’ entries, and wanted to join in.…
Blog Merry Christmas 25 Dec 2022 I wanted to drop a brief note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Please don’t get caught up in the commercialism of the holidays. Remember what Christmas is all about…
Blog To Love (And Lose) A Dog 9 Dec 2022December 9, 2022 I love my pets more than I think I should. They are so very important, like little furry children that provide unconditional love that you just can’t get from anywhere…
Blog My Car Wants Me Depressed 8 Dec 2022 Some of my longer time readers know more details about my OCD than others. Notably that one compulsion I had struggled with in times passed was taking long drives and…
Blog Happy Thanksgiving 24 Nov 2022November 24, 2022 I just wanted to drop a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate today. I know not all of you are American, but I hope you have…
Blog Physiological Symptoms and Emotions. 17 Nov 2022November 19, 2022 Do you physically feel your emotions? Does anxiety make your chest tight or stomach upset, or anger make your face feel warm and perhaps even turn red? Physical manifestations of…